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Page 17
... anciently , just before the King of Spain died , the great bell of the cathedral of Sarragossa , in Arragon , tolled spontaneously . It began thus : The bell of Arragon , they say , Spontaneous speaks LIFE OF COLLINS . 17.
... anciently , just before the King of Spain died , the great bell of the cathedral of Sarragossa , in Arragon , tolled spontaneously . It began thus : The bell of Arragon , they say , Spontaneous speaks LIFE OF COLLINS . 17.
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... kings delight to know . Yet think not these , all beauteous as they are , The best kind blessings Heaven can grant the fair ! Who trust alone in beauty's feeble ray Boast but the worth Bassora's pearls display : Drawn from the deep we ...
... kings delight to know . Yet think not these , all beauteous as they are , The best kind blessings Heaven can grant the fair ! Who trust alone in beauty's feeble ray Boast but the worth Bassora's pearls display : Drawn from the deep we ...
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... kings ; To him , who , decked with pearly pride , In Adria weds his green - haired bride ; Hail , port of glory , wealth , and pleasure , Ne'er let me change this Lydian measure : Nor e'er her former pride relate , To sad Liguria's ...
... kings ; To him , who , decked with pearly pride , In Adria weds his green - haired bride ; Hail , port of glory , wealth , and pleasure , Ne'er let me change this Lydian measure : Nor e'er her former pride relate , To sad Liguria's ...
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... kings of three fair realms are laid ; Once foes , perhaps , together now they rest , No slaves revere them , and no wars invade : Yet frequent now , at midnight's solemn hour , The rifted mounds their yawning cells unfold , And forth ...
... kings of three fair realms are laid ; Once foes , perhaps , together now they rest , No slaves revere them , and no wars invade : Yet frequent now , at midnight's solemn hour , The rifted mounds their yawning cells unfold , And forth ...
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... kings of Banquo's fated line Through the dark cave in gleamy pageant passed . Proceed ! nor quit the tales which , simply told , Could once so well my answering bosom pierce ; Proceed , in forceful sounds , and colors bold , The native ...
... kings of Banquo's fated line Through the dark cave in gleamy pageant passed . Proceed ! nor quit the tales which , simply told , Could once so well my answering bosom pierce ; Proceed , in forceful sounds , and colors bold , The native ...
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